Hanover is a village in

Jo Daviess County, Illinois Jo Daviess County () is the northwesternmost county (United States), county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it had a population of 22,035. Its county seat is Galena, Illinois, Galena. Jo ...

, United States, along the Apple River. The town was previously named Wapello, in honor of Chief Wapello of the

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tribe. The population was 863 at the 2020 cenus, up from 844 in 2010.

Geography

Hanover is located at (42.256058, -90.280674). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Hanover has a total area of , all land. Hanover sits in the northwest corner of Illinois, within five miles of the

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, part of the scenic

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, passes through the center of town. The Apple River, a tributary of the Mississippi, winds through and around Hanover.

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 863 people, 380 households, and 201 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 475 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 88.06%

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, 1.85%

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, 0.81% Native American, 0.46% Asian, 0.00%

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, 2.09% from other races, and 6.72% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 5.79% of the population. There were 380 households, out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.53% were married couples living together, 12.89% had a female householder with no husband present, and 47.11% were non-families. 40.53% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.63% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 1.88. The village's age distribution consisted of 17.7% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 19.8% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 32.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $42,941, and the median income for a family was $60,625. Males had a median income of $30,000 versus $21,711 for females. The

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for the village was $24,451. About 11.4% of families and 20.1% of the population were below the

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, including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Education

River Ridge Community Unit School District 210 operates area public schools, including River Ridge High School.River Ridge Info
." River Ridge Community Unit School District 210. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.

Notable people

* Carol C. Cleven, Massachusetts state representative *

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, former U.S. Senator, former Illinois Treasurer, former member of the Illinois House of Representatives, and former farmer in rural Hanover * Charles W. Woodford,

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; lived in Hanover'Charles W. Woodford-obituary,' Dubuque Telegraph Herald,, February 25, 2009

References

External links

Jo Daviess CountyOfficial website
{{Authority control Villages in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Populated places established in 1877 1877 establishments in Illinois Villages in Illinois